NZ Super Fund seeking more NZ investments where it has 'hometown advantages'

NZ Super Fund seeking more NZ investments where it has 'hometown advantages'

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is actively seeking new domestic investment opportunities where it believes it has “hometown advantages” but chief executive Adrian Orr said they’re difficult to find at the scale it needs. The N...

Fiona Rotherham 06 Oct 2015
Affco denies fixed-term contract meat workers are locked out

Affco denies fixed-term contract meat workers are locked out

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand has told the Employment Court case law to backs up its stance that seasonal meat workers are not employed continuously and instead sign fixed-term contracts, so cannot be said...

Fiona Rotherham 06 Oct 2015
Court adjourns on meatworkers' claim

Court adjourns on meatworkers' claim

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - An Employment Court stoush between the New Zealand Meat and Related Trades Union and Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand over new individual contracts has been adjourned while the union clarifies what remedies it...

Fiona Rotherham 05 Oct 2015
AFT Pharmaceuticals says decision imminent on dual listing in NZ, Australia

AFT Pharmaceuticals says decision imminent on dual listing in NZ, Australia

By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - AFT Pharmaceuticals, a drugs developer and reseller,  has confirmed it’s close to making a final decision on a share-market listing first mooted in May. The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column reported today that the K...

Fiona Rotherham 02 Oct 2015